Jayne DUNLOP

Political career:

> Chairperson of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and member of Party Executive.

> Alliance Party Vice Chair 2000 - 2002.

> North Antrim Westminster Candidate 2001.

> Ballymena Borough Council candidate 2001.

> North Antrim Assembly Candidate 1998.

> Councillor for Ballymena (North) 1997 - 2001.

Other:

> Member of Ballymena District Police Partnership Board.

> Member of the Management Committee of Ballymena Citizens' Advice Bureau.

> Member Regional Partnership Board for SEUPB.

> Trustee of the Environmental Information Centre, ECOS Ballymena.

> Spokesperson for North Antrim Careers Information Office, University of Ulster at Coleraine, 1995-present.

> Chairperson Ballymena Citizens' Advice Bureau, 1998-2003.

> Spokesperson for Training and Employment, 1998-2002.

> Assistant Librarian Northern Ireland Housing Executive, 1994-1995.

> Librarian, Royal Geographical Society, 1991-1994.

> Assistant Librarian, Royal Geographical Society, 1987-1990.

> Cataloguer, Congregational Library London, 1984-1987.

Education:

> MSc (Econ) University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1997.

> Blib (Geography and Librarianship) College of Librarianship Wales, Aberystwyth, 1983.

Political Interests:

Jayne combines her interests in transport in the environment by campaigning for better public transport and encouraging schemes such as cycle lanes. She is campaigning against the introduction of a lignite mine in Ballymoney and has worked to make roads in the North Antrim area safer for drivers and pedestrians.

Jayne has been involved in highlighting the serious drugs problem in Ballymena, and has been outspoken in her condemnation of paramilitary activity and sectarianism in whatever forms they are manifested.

With eight years of experience in careers information, Jayne is well placed to promote the creation of jobs throughout North Antrim.

Jayne lists her interests as reading, tennis, gardening and music. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.